Nikephoros anthypatos, patrikios epi tou Chrysotriklinou (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the Child. Indistinct sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, an invocation. Border of dots.
σ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the Child. Indistinct sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, an invocation. Border of dots.
σ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
νικη
.ορ,νθυ
.τ,πτρι
.επιτου
...ικλ
.νου
Νικη[φ]όρ(ῳ) ἀνθυ[π]άτ(ῳ), πατρι[κ(ίῳ)] ἐπὶ τοῦ [Χρυσοτρ]ικλ[ί]νου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1379 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου.
Mother of God, help your servant Nikephoros anthypatos, patrikios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou.